viticulture

/ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/

//ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər// noun

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"viticulture" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“viticulture” is uncommon English (frequency #64,821 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,821
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.

Corpus desk

Index EN-viticulture · viticulture · English

viticulture · rank #64,821 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,821
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH velociraptor

Nearest frequency peer: velociraptor (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “viticulture”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “viticulture” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for viticulture
PropertyValue
Headwordviticulture
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,821
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “viticulture” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).viticulturefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “velociraptor” (#64,820), “Viviane” (#64,822), “veined” (#64,819). Among 969 “V” headwords, “viticulture” is #64,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

viticulture is uncommon English at frequency #64,821 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.".

viticulture doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From viti- + culture, from Latin vītis + cultūra (“cultivation of the vine, vine-growing”). Compare agriculture. The correct English form is viticulture, spelled V-I-T-I-C-U-L-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how viticulture appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The old French farmer practiced viticulture and raised some of the best grapes in the world. He is knowledgeable in viticulture.

Etymology

From viti- + culture, from Latin vītis + cultūra (“cultivation of the vine, vine-growing”). Compare agriculture.

Synonyms

viniculturewinegrowingvine-growing

This word in other languages

viticultura(Español)viticulture(Français)Weinbau(Deutsch)vinicultura(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "viticulture"?
"viticulture" is spelled V-I-T-I-C-U-L-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/.
What does "viticulture" mean?
As a noun, "viticulture" means: The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.
How do you pronounce "viticulture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "viticulture" is /ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "viticulture"?
From viti- + culture, from Latin vītis + cultūra (“cultivation of the vine, vine-growing”). Compare agriculture. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "viticulture", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list